Dodgers home opener this week
“I never bet on baseball or any other sports, or never asked somebody to do that on my behalf. And I have never gone through a bookmaker to bet on sports,” Ohtani said at a press conference where he laid out his timeline of events.
Earl Heath
Contributing Sports Writer
The Los Angeles Dodgers welcome slugger Shohei Ohtani into a battle for National League supremacy with the Atlanta Braves while the reigning champion Texas Rangers look to repeat as Major League Baseball begins a season that promises drama on and off the field.
“I never bet on baseball or any other sports, or never asked somebody to do that on my behalf. And I have never gone through a bookmaker to bet on sports,” Ohtani said at a press conference where he laid out his timeline of events.
“Ippei has been stealing money from my accounts and has been telling lies.”
The Dodgers will hope two-time American League MVP Ohtani, who will not pitch this year as he recovers from elbow surgery but will hit, is quickly cleared of any wrongdoing by investigators.
Although the Dodgers and Padres have played two regular season games against each other as part of the Seoul Series, Opening Day for the rest of the league begins on Thursday. The team opens the at home vs St Louis Cards.
